FIRE: RFS warns use of equipment despite cool weather following a grass fire in Bungonia. Photo: File.
NSW RFS brigades from Bugonia and Marulan responded to a grass fire in Coolabah Park, Bungonia on Monday morning.
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At about 9.41am, a man was putting in a fence with a grinder when the fire started, burning through one hectare of land.
There was no damage to property, livestock or people. The fire was extinguished at 10.20am.
Southern Tablelands RFS Officer Ian Kennerley said despite the cool change in weather, grinders can spread sparks up to six metres in length.
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